Doctor Kendrick's smile fades - he
turns around just in time to see the cyberman grasp his shoulder. His
body is engulfed in electric blue light as he yells in pain. Lumic
smiles as Kendrick slumps to the floor, dead. He turns to a computer
and taps on the keyboard.

LUMIC (CONT'D)Captain?

CAPTAIN(through
computer) Yes, sir.

LUMICInform all staff. We have a new
destination. Set sail for Great Britain!

He smiles in anticipation.

OPENING CREDITS

INT. TARDIS

The Doctor, Rose and Mickey are
hanging out in the TARDIS. The Doctor and Rose are both slumped in
chairs next to each other while Mickey stands by the console. They are
relating a story to Mickey.

THE DOCTOR(enthusiastically) And that weird munchkin lady with the big eyes? Do you remember? -
the way she looked at you!And then she opens her mouth and firecomes out!

ROSE(laughing)I thought I was gonna get frazzled!

THE DOCTORYeah! One minute she's standing
there, and the next minute - rawwwh!

He and Rose mimic fire coming out
of their mouths, killing themselves laughing. Mickey nods and smiles,
not really following.

MICKEYYeah... where-- where was that,
then? What happened?

THE DOCTOROh, it was on this um... uh,
this uh... planet thing, asteroid. It's a long story, you had to be
there. Um... what're you doing that for?

Mickey has his finger on a button
on the console.

MICKEY'Cos you told me to...

THE DOCTOR(blinks)When was that...?

MICKEYAbout half an hour ago...

THE DOCTORUm. You can let go now.

Mickey lets go. Rose sniggers.

MICKEYWell, how long's it been since
I could've stopped?

THE DOCTORTen minutes? Twenty? ...
Twenty-nine?

MICKEY(indignantly)You just forgot me!

THE DOCTORNo, no, no! I was just-- I was
just... I was calibrating. I was just... no, I know exactlywhat
I'm doing.

The Doctor scrambles to his
knees and frantically tries to operate the console.

ROSEWhat's happened?!

THE DOCTORThe time vortex is gone! That's
impossible - it's just gone!

EXT. THE VOID

The TARDIS falls vertically
through the flame, very fast.

INT. TARDIS

THE DOCTORBrace yourself! We're gonna
crash!

They crash, and the Doctor, Rose
and Mickey are thrown backwards. Gas masks fall from the ceiling. All
the light in the TARDIS has gone out and it is very dark.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)Everyone all right? Rose -
Mickey?

MICKEY(from
the other side of the console)I'm fine. I'm okay, sorry.

They all stand slowly. The Doctor
looks up at the rotor and the console.

THE DOCTORShe's dead.

There is a clicking as the engines
cool down. Smoke rises from the console.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)(whispers)The TARDIS is dead.

He walks slowly around the
console.

ROSEYou can fix it?

THE DOCTORThere's nothing to fix. She's
perished.

He pulls a lever back and forth
fruitlessly.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)The last TARDIS in the
universe... extinct.

ROSEWe can get help, yeah?

THE DOCTORWhere from?

ROSEWell, we've landed - we've
gotta be somewhere.

THE DOCTORWe fell out of the vortex,
through the void, into nothingness. We're in some sort of no-place...
the silent realm... the lost dimension...

MICKEY(from
the door, grinning)Otherwise known as London!

He laughs and steps out of the
door.

INT. THAMES EMBANKMENT

And into 21st century London. Rose and the Doctor follow him.

MICKEY (CONT'D)London, England, Earth. Hold
on...

He jumps down off the low wall and
picks a paper out of a dustbin and looks at the cover.

MICKEY (CONT'D)First of February this year -
not exactly far-flung, is it?

Rose jumps down and looks over his
shoulder.

THE DOCTOR(jumping
down, looking around)So, this is London.

MICKEYYep.

THE DOCTORYour city.

MICKEYThat's the one.

THE DOCTORJust as we left it.

MICKEYBang on.

THE DOCTORAnd that includes the
zeppelins?

Rose and Mickey look up at him,
then follow his gaze and turn around - sure enough, the sky is full of
zeppelins.

MICKEYWhat the hell...?

ROSEThat's beautiful.

MICKEYOkay. So, it's London with a
big international zeppelin festival.

THE DOCTORThis is not your world.

MICKEY (confused)But if the date's the same... (he works it out) ...
it's parallel, right? Am I right? Like a parallel Earth where they've
got Zeppelins, am I right? I'm right, aren't I?

THE DOCTORMust be.

ROSESo, a parallel world where--

MICKEYOh, come on. You see it on
films. Like an alternative to our world were everything's the same but a
little bit different, like... I dunno - traffic lights are blue, Tony
Blair never got elected...

ROSE(distant)And he's still alive...

She gazing at a poster right front
of them. It depicts her father, Pete Tyler - a successful businessman,
holding a bottle of Vitex.

ROSE (CONT'D)A parallel world and my dad's
still alive...

She makes towards the poster. The
Doctor and Mickey follow.

THE DOCTOR(sternly)Don't look at it, Rose. Don't even think about it. This is
not your world.

ROSEBut he's my dad... and...

She touches the poster - the
picture of Pete springs to life for a moment, says 'trust me on this',
winks and gives the thumbs up. Rose steps back.

ROSEOh, that's weird. But he's
real!

POSTER PETETrust me on this.

ROSE
(happily)He's a success! He was always planning these daft little schemes,
health-food drinks and stuff. Everyone said they were useless. But he
did it.

The Doctor suddenly grasps Rose by
the shoulders and bends slightly to look into her eyes.

THE DOCTOR(urgently)Rose, if you've ever trusted me, then listen to me now.

Rose glances back at the poster.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)Stop looking at it!

Rose reluctantly meets the
Doctor's eyes again.

THE DOCTORYour father's dead. He died
when you were six months old. That is not your Pete. That is APete.
For all we know, he's got his own Jackie - his own Rose. His own
daughter who is someone else, but not you.

Rose's eyes start to wander back
to the poster, but she tries to stop herself.

A posh car with the
registration plate 'PETE 1' pulls into the driveway of an enormous
house. Pete Tyler gets out of the car holding a bunch of flowers. He
goes up to the door with them held behind his back, and enters.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
HALLWAY

PETE(calling,
walking into the hall)Hello? Sweetheart? Only me.

Jackie appears on the staircase,
looking very rich and very discontented.

JACKIE(coming
down the stairs, ranting) Oh. The bad penny. Was this your idea? Don't deny it, it's got your
fingerprints all over it. (mockingly, thumbs up)'Trust me on
this'. Oh, I can trust you all right. Trust you to cock it up.

PETEWhat've I done now?

JACKIEHave a look.

She turns and walks into yet
another large room. Pete follows. Household staff are busy erecting a
huge banner bearing the legend 'Happy 40th Birthday'. Jackie stands
with her hands on her hips and looks up at it pointedly.

PETEWhat's wrong with that?

JACKIEForty. It says forty.

PETE(nonplussed)You areforty.

JACKIE(exasperated)Well, I don't want the whole world telling, do I?

PETEYou're having a party tonight!

JACKIEMy thirty-ninth. My official
biography says I was born on the same day as Cuba Gooding Junior, and
that makes me thirty-nine, thank you very much.

She leaves the room.

JACKIE(calling)Rose? Come here! Rose?

Pete follows her back out into the
hall. He holds the flowers out to her.

PETEThese are from the girls in the
office. Happy birthday.

JACKIE(snobbishly) I've got hand-sculpted arrangements by Veronica of Reykjavik, and
your secretary stopped off at a garage? I don't think so. And if you're
giving out presents, where's my zeppelin? Everyone else has got one!

Pete slots the flowers into the
banisters. Jackie calls up the stairs.

JACKIE (CONT'D)Rose? Come on, Rose!

Jackie turns back to Pete, cocking
her head slightly so he can see earpieces she has fitted.

THE DOCTORShe goes wandering off -
parallel world, it's like a gingerbread house! All those temptations
calling out.

MICKEYOh, so it's just Rose then?
Nothing out there to tempt me?

THE DOCTORWell, I don't know, I can't
worry about everything... if I could just get this thing to--

He kicks the TARDIS console hard
in his frustration. He walks slowly over to a chair, scowling.

MICKEYDid that help?

THE DOCTORYes.

MICKEYDid that hurt?

THE DOCTORYes. Ow.

He sits down and rubs his foot.

EXT. THAMES EMBANKMENT

Rose is strolling along the bank
of the Thames. She sits down on a bench, clearly deep in thought. The
zeppelins are chugging softly in the sky and she looks up at them. One
flies right over her head, low in the sky. It is obviously Lumic's, as
it has the Cybus logo stamped on the bottom. Her phone bleeps and she
takes it out of her pocket. The message on the screen says
"welcome - free trial period". She selects, and footage of
the news plays.

NEWSREADER... And it's good news for
Great Britain as John Lumic returns to the country of his birth. Mr
Lumic, the inventor of high-content metal, has denied allegations of ill
health.

LUMICWe're all flesh and blood, but
the brain is what makes us human. And my mind is more creative than
ever.

Rose glances up at the zeppelin,
realising who must be inside it. Cue cryptic reference to Torchwood on
the news. Rose closes off the report.

INT. TARDIS

THE DOCTOR(uncomfortably) We're not meant to be here. The TARDIS draws its power off the
universe, but it's the wrong universe. It's like diesel in a petrol
engine.

MICKEY(sitting
down next to him)But... I've seen it in comics. People are hopping from one
alternative world to another - it's easy.

THE DOCTOR(withering
look)Not in the real world.(pause) Used to be easy. When the Time
Lords kept their eye on everything, you could hop between realities,
home in time for tea. Then they died, took it all with them. The walls
of reality closed, the worlds were sealed. Everything became that bit
less kind.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)(excitedly)It's a light! Is it? Is that a light? I think that's a light! That's
all we need!

They remove the grilling.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)We've got power! Mickey, we've
got power! Ha!

INT. SCRAP YARD

The lorry we saw earlier reverses
into some sort of scrap yard where a bunch of homeless people are
milling around. Mr Crane strides over to them, stopping a moment to
pat the back of the lorry, presumably signalling for someone on the
inside to open it.

MR CRANE(to
the homeless men)Gentlemen! Gentlemen! I beg your attention. Christmas has come
early, so come and get it.

Two of his cronies let down a ramp
into the back of the lorry - he has the full attention of the men.

Mickey is walking alongside a
Cybus Industries factory. The military are barring the road ahead. The
soldier approaches Mickey.

MICKEYAm I all right to get past?

SOLDIERYeah. No bother. Curfew doesn't
start 'til ten.

MICKEYThere's a curfew?

SOLDIER(incredulous)Course there is. Where've you been living, mate? Up there with the
toffs?

He looks up at the zeppelins in
the sky. Mickey follows his gaze.

MICKEYI wish.(walks on)See
ya.

One of the soldiers lifts the
barrier for him and he goes on his way.

EXT. STREET

Rose and the Doctor are walking
down a street.

ROSEMickey's mum just couldn't
cope. His dad hung around for a while, but then he just sort of wandered
off. He was brought up by his gran.(she smiles)She was such a
great woman. God, she used to slap him!(serious again)And
then she died. She tripped and fell down the stairs. It's about five
years ago, now. I was still in school.

THE DOCTORI never knew.

ROSEWell, you never asked.

THE DOCTORYou never said!

ROSEThat's Mickey. I s'pose I-- we
just... take him for granted. Do you think she's still alive, his gran?

THE DOCTORCould be. Like I said, parallel
world - gingerbread house. We need to get out of here as fast as we can.

A short alarm sounds and everyone
around them suddenly freezes. The Doctor and Rose look around at them,
confused.

ROSEWhat're they all doing?

THE DOCTORThey've stopped...

Everyone is wearing earpieces,
which flash and beep quietly. The Doctor pauses beside one man and
squints at his earpiece.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)It's the earpieces... like
Bluetooth attachments, but everyone's connected together.

Rose's phone beeps. She takes it
out of her pocket and looks at it.

ROSEIt's on my phone. It's
automatic, look. It's downloading. Is this what they're all
getting?

The Doctor peers over her shoulder
and puts his specs on. Rose scrolls through the 'daily downloads'.

MICKEY(so
happy just to be with her)Okay, I'm Ricky. Of course I am. Ricky, that's me.

She suddenly pushes him away and
whacks him on the shoulder.

MICKEYOw!

RITA-ANNEYou stupid boy.(smack) Where've you been?

MICKEYOw! Stop hitting me!

RITA-ANNE(smack
smack smack)It's been days and days! I keep hearing all these stories. People
disappearing off the streets. There's nothing of it on the download.(she points to her earpiece)But there're all these rumours, and-- and
whispers. I thought that God had disappeared you!

Mickey notices the torn carpet on
the stair behind her.

MICKEY(voice
trembling)That carpet on the stairs, I told you to get it fixed, you're
gonna--(he closes his eyes)fall and break your neck.

RITA-ANNEWell, you get it fixed
for me.

MICKEYI should' a done way back. I
guess I'm just kinda useless.

RITA-ANNENow, I never said that.

MICKEY(choking
up)I am, though. And I'm sorry, gran. I'm so sorry.

RITA-ANNEDon't talk like that. Do you
know what you need? A nice sit down and a cuppa tea. You got time?

MICKEYFor you, I've got all the time
in the world.

RITA-ANNE(laughs)You say that, but it's all talk. It's those new friends of yours. I
don't trust them.

MICKEYWhat friends are they?

RITA-ANNEDon't pretend you don't know.
You've been seeing them. Mrs Chan told me. Driving about all
helter-skelter, in that van.

Skid of tyres in the background.

MICKEYWhat van's that, then?

RITA-ANNEYou know full well! Don't play
games with me.

The van draws up sharply behind
Mickey.

RITA-ANNE (CONT'D)Get inside!

Jake leaps out of the van and
grabs Mickey by the collar.

JAKEI've been looking for you
everywhere!

He pushes him inside the van. Mrs
Moore, who is driving, shakes her head and wastes no time in driving
off.

RITA-ANNE(feeling
around)Mickey! Mickey!

INT. VAN

Jake and Mickey are sat opposite
each other in the back of the van.

JAKE (reprimanding)Ricky, you were the one who told us - you don't contact your
family 'cos it puts them in danger!

MICKEYYeah. Ricky said that. Course I
did, just testing.

JAKEI saw them. I taped them! They
went round Black Friars gathering up the homeless like a child-catcher.
They must've took four dozen.

MRS MOOREThe vans were hired out to a
company called 'International Electromatics'. But I did a protocol
search... turns out that's a dummy company established by guess who?

JAKE(like
it's really something to be pleased about) The Number One. Top of the list. London's Most Wanted.

MICKEYOkay, cool.(pause)Say
that again?

INT. LUMIC'S ZEPPELIN

At Lumic's meeting, he is showing
his small audience a presentation of his new plans. The diagrams on
the screen demonstrate as he speaks.

LUMIC(presentation
voice-over)The most precious thing on this Earth is the human brain, and yet we
allow it to die. But now Cybus Industries has perfected a way of
sustaining the brain indefinitely within a cradle of copyrighted
chemicals. And the latest advances in synapse research allows
cyber-kinetic impulses to be bonded onto a metal exoskeleton. This is
the ultimate upgrade. Our greatest step into cyberspace.

PRESIDENTI'm sorry. Could we stop it
there?

Lumic wrenches the breathing
apparatus from his face, affronted.

PRESIDENT (CONT'D)I don't need the pitch. I think
we all know what this 'ultimate upgrade' entails. And I'm here to tell
you, John - the answer is no.

Lumic grunts.

PRESIDENT (CONT'D)My government does notgive
you permission.(he stands)And I think no government ever will.

LUMIC(desperate) Mr President... if I might make a personal plea. I am dying, sir.

PRESIDENTI'm aware of that. And I'm very
sorry.

LUMICWithout this project, you have
condemned me. My inventions have advanced. This whole planet... would
you have all that perish?

PRESIDENTYou're a fine businessman,
John. But you're not God. I'm really very sorry, but I think we should
end it there. Mr Tyler, I'll see you tonight.(Pete nods)I think
we could all do with a drink. Mr Lumic.

PETE(keeping
the tone light)Still, it's not the only country in the world. There's always New
Germany.

LUMICThis is the home land. My
birthplace. You may leave.

PETEThank you, sir.

He leaves. Mr Lumic turns his
wheelchair back to the screen and the computer.

LUMICMr Crane?

Mr Crane's image appears on the
screen.

MR CRANEReady and waiting, sir.

LUMICDid the override work?

MR CRANEWell, needs a bit of
fine-tuning - we weren't exactly delicate given the rush, but er - yeah.
Yeah. It's all working.

INT. BATTERSEA POWER STATION,
CONTROL ROOM

He stands, walks away from the
computer.

MR CRANE (CONT'D)I've been testing the system,
sir.

He walks to the opposite end of
the room where the homeless people who were abducted earlier are
standing in a row, completely still as though hypnotised. They have
the earpieces plugged in. Mr Lumic touches one.

MR CRANE (CONT'D)They've grafted on a treat,
these have. Given a little persuasion. If you care to observe, sir...

He takes a few steps away from
them, holding some sort of remote control.

MR CRANE (CONT'D)And turn to the right...(they
do) ... and back to the left...
(again, they obey)

LUMICI am governed by greater laws,
old friend. The right of a man to survive. Now, begin!

The screen goes static. Mr Crane
turns back to the men.

MR CRANEAnd turn to the left...(they
turn to the left)... forward march.

They march forward and through a
door which is held open by a staff-member. The area beyond is glowing
red. As they go in and disappear from sight, we hear them screaming.
Mr Crane is leaning over one of the technicians shoulders at a
computer terminal.

He points a finger at Mickey. Jake
and Mrs Moore immediately spin around at turn their guns on Mickey,
who raises his hands, eyes wide.

EXT. TYLERS' MANSION

An expensive car pulls up outside
Pete's and Jackie's house. The Doctor and Rose are crouched in some
nearby bushes, watching.

THE DOCTORThey've got visitors.

ROSEFebruary the first - mum's
birthday. Even in a parallel universe, she still loves a party.

THE DOCTORWell, given Pete Tyler's guest
list, I wouldn't mind a look. And there is one guaranteed way of getting
inside.

He waves the psychic paper around.

ROSE(excited)Psychic paper!

THE DOCTORWho do you wanna be?

INT. TYLERS' MANSION, DRAWING
ROOM

Several waiters and waitresses
enter the party from the kitchens, all holding trays of
refreshments... followed by the Doctor and Rose, dressed up in the
same garb. A woman takes some food from Rose's plate and walks off.

ROSE(under
her breath)We could've been anyone.

THE DOCTORGot us in, didn't it?

ROSEYou're in charge of the
psychic paper. We could've been guests. Celebrities. Sir Doctor, Dame
Rose. We end up serving. I had enough of this back home.

They both smile politely as people
take champagne and cocktail sticks from their trays.

THE DOCTORIf you wanna know what's going
on, work in the kitchens.

They retreat slightly to the side
of the room so they can watch the proceedings - groups of important
people chatting and laughing, photographs being taken.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)(nodding
towards the President) According to Lucy, that man over there--

ROSEWho's Lucy?

THE DOCTORShe's carrying the salmon pinwheels.

He nods over to a young waitress
at the other side of the room.

ROSEOh, that's Lucy, is it?

THE DOCTOR... Yeah! Lucy says, that is
the President of Great Britain.

ROSEWhat, there's a President, not
a Prime Minister?

THE DOCTORSeems so.

ROSEOr maybe Lucy's just a bit
thick.

They move on their way with the
trays.

PETE(addressing
the room as a whole)Excuse me! Thank you very much. Thank you - if I could just have
your attention, please?

MAN IN CROWDPete! Go on, Pete!

PETEThank you very much!

MAN IN CROWD It's about time you did some
work. I thought you liked them young!

INT. TYLERS' MANSION, HALLWAY

Rose follows the sound of his
voice to the bottom of the large staircase. The Doctor follows. Pete
is standing halfway up.

PETEUm, I'd just like to say, er,
thank you to you all, for coming on this er, this very special occasion.

LUMIC (CONT'D)Now, send them forth, old
friend. Let the good work begin.

INT. PREACHERS' HEADQUARTERS

Jake, Ricky and Mrs Moore have
stripped Mickey to his boxers and tied him to a chair. Jake is using a
some sort of device to scan the length of his body. The results are
shown on the laptop Mrs Moore is using. Jake finishes.

JAKE(to
Ricky)He's clean. No bugs.

RICKY(staring
at Mickey)But this is off the scale. He's flesh and blood - how did that
happen?

MRS MOOREWell, it could be that Cybus
Industries have perfected the science of human cloning...? Or your
father had a bike?

Ricky glares at Mickey and circles
him menacingly.

RICKYYour name is Mickey, not Ricky?

MICKEYMickey. Dad was Jackson Smith.
Used to work at the key cutters in Cliffton's Parade. Went to Spain,
never came back.

Ricky bends to get a closer look
at him.

RICKYBut that's MY dad. So...
we're brothers?

JAKEBe fair. What else could it be?

RICKY(staring
at Mickey, brow furrowed)I don't know. But he doesn't just look like me, he is exactly the same. There's something else going on here, Jake.

MICKEYSo, who are you lot?

RICKY(straightening,
circling the chair again)We - we are the Preachers. As in Gospel Truth. You see?(gestures
his ears)No ear plugs. While the rest of the world downloads from
Cybus Industries, we - WEhave got freedom. You're talking to
London's Most Wanted. But target Number One is Lumic, and we AREgoing
to bring him down.

MICKEYFrom your kitchen?

Jake smirks.

RICKYHave you got a problem with
that?

MICKEYNo, it's a good kitchen.

The laptop bleeps.

MRS MOOREIt's an upload from Gemini.

MICKEYWho is Gemini?

MRS MOOREThe vans are back. They're
moving out of Battersea. Looks like Gemini was right. Lumic's finally
making a move.

RICKYAnd we are right behind him.
Pack up, we're leaving.

EXT. STREET

A huge lorry from Cybus Industries
drives past. The Preacher's van is hidden in the shadows. It pulls out
after the lorry has gone. Ricky is driving. In the back, Jake gives
Mrs Moore a gun. She loads it as Mickey looks on. Jake also loads his.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
CORRIDOR

The Doctor detaches himself
from the crowds and walks down a corridor.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION, STUDY

He almost walks past a dark,
empty room with the door slightly ajar, but backtracks as he notices a
laptop open on the desk inside. He looks warily behind him to check
that the coast is clear, then sneaks quietly into the room, shutting
the door behind him. He puts on his glasses and looks at the screen -
and smiles.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
HALLWAY

Rose watches from a distance as
Jackie chats to the President, laughing raucously. Pete appears next
to her, also watching Jackie.

PETEI remember her twenty-first.
Pint of cider in the George.

ROSE(offering
the tray)Sorry - champagne?

PETE(accepting)Oh, might as well. I'm paying for it!

They laugh. Pete sips the
champagne.

ROSEIt's a big night for you...

PETEWell, for her... still, she's
happy.

ROSEYeah, she should be. It's a
great party.

PETEDo you think?

Rose gives him the thumbs up and
grins.

ROSEYou can trust me...!

PETE(correcting
her)You can trust me on THIS.

ROSEThat's it, sorry - yeah!

They laugh.

ROSE (CONT'D)So, um - how long have you two
been married?

PETETwenty years.

ROSEAnd no kids, or...?

PETEWe kept putting it off. She
said she didn't wanna spoil her figure.

ROSEIt's not too late. She's only
forty.

PETEThirty-nine.

ROSEOh, right, thirty-nine!

They chuckle.

PETEIt's still too late... I moved
out last month. We're gonna keep it quiet, you know - it's bad for
business.

ROSEI was talking to him earlier.
He's a nice man. You know, big of a Jack the Lad, I s'pose, even if he
has got money, but... he's a good bloke. Better than most.

She looks at Jackie for a few
moments.

ROSE (CONT'D)(softly)He's worth a second chance.

Jackie turns sharply.

JACKIE(coldly)Are you commenting on my marriage?

ROSE(taken
aback)No, I was just--

JACKIEWho the hell do you
think you are? You're staff! You're nothing but staff, you're just the
serving girl, for God's sake.

Rose looks away, hurt.

JACKIE (CONT'D)And you are certainly not
getting paid. Don't you dare talk to me.

Jackie stands and goes back
inside, leaving Rose alone on the bench, upset. Suddenly, a floodlight
of sorts snaps on making Rose squint. Shadowy figures march up the
front lawn, but we cannot see them properly because of the bright
light behind them. They come closer with an ominous 'boom, boom, boom,
boom'.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION, STUDY

The Doctor is still inside
watching the presentation on the laptop.

LUMIC(voice-over)This is the ultimate upgrade. Our greatest step into cyberspace.

The Doctor looks horrified as he
realises what this means.

THE DOCTORCybus.

Without a moment's hesitation, he
dashes from the room.

EXT. TYLERS' MANSION, PORCH

Rose stands and watches the
figures marching closer. After a few moments, she turns on her heel
and runs back inside.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
DRAWING ROOM

The Doctor winds his way
through the crowds and spots Rose - they both go to the window and
look outside at the figures.

THE DOCTOR (hushed)It's happening again.

ROSEWhat do you mean?

THE DOCTORI've seem them before.

They get closer...

ROSEWhat are they?

THE DOCTORCybermen.

Several of them smash steel fists
through the windows in order to gain entry to the house, which elicits
screams from the crowd. They cower as the Cybermen step through the
full length windows. Soon, they have everyone in the room circled with
no way out. The President's communication device bleeps.

PRESIDENT(distastefully)Mr Lumic.

INT. LUMIC'S ZEPPELIN

LUMIC(in
his headquarters, through comm)Mr President. I suppose a remark about crashing the party would be
appropriate at this point.

He laughs evilly.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
DRAWING ROOM

PRESIDENTI forbade this.

LUMICThese are my children, sir.
Would you deny my family?

ROSE(under
her breath to the Doctor)What are they? Robots?

THE DOCTORWorse than that.

PRESIDENTWho were these people?

LUMICDoesn't matter.

ROSEThey're people?

THE DOCTORThey were. Until they had all
their humanity taken away. It's a living brain jammed inside a
cybernetic body. With a heart of steel. All emotions removed.

ROSEWhy no emotions?

THE DOCTORBecause it hurts.

PRESIDENT(voice
rising) I demand to know, Lumic - these people - who were they?

LUMICThey were homeless, wretched
and useless until I saved them. And elevated them. And gave them
life-eternal. And now, I leave you in their capable hands. Goodnight,
sir. Goodnight, Mr President.

He 'hangs up'. One of the Cybermen
squares itself in front of the crowd.

CYBERMANWe have been upgraded.

THE DOCTORInto what?

CYBERMANThe next level of mankind. We
are Human Point Two. Every citizen will receive a free upgrade. You will
become like us.

PRESIDENTI'm sorry.(approaches the
Cyberman)I'm so sorry for what's been done to you.(turns, walks around)But listen to me - this experiment ends. Tonight.

CYBERMANUpgrading is compulsory.

PRESIDENTAnd if I refuse?

THE DOCTOR(quickly)Don't.

Rose glances at him.

PRESIDENTWhat if I refuse?

THE DOCTOR(stepping
forward)I'm telling you, don't.

PRESIDENT(ignoring
him)What happens if I refuse?

CYBERMANThen you are not compatible.

PRESIDENT(challenging)What happens then?

CYBERMANYou will be deleted.

He grasps the President, whose
eyes widen in shock, by the neck. He is engulfed by electric-blue
light as he is killed. The crowd scream and start to run.

PETE(shouting)Jackie?!

The people desperately run around,
looking for a way out whilst some unfortunate individuals are attacked
by the Cybermen. The room is chaos - the Doctor grabs Rose's hand and
pulls her outside through one of the broken windows.

EXT. TYLERS' MANSION,
GROUNDS

THE DOCTORThere's nothing we can do!

Rose pulls away from him and tries
to go back inside.

ROSEMy mum's in there!

The Doctor pulls her away again.

THE DOCTORShe's not your mother! Come on!

They run up a slope, only to be
greeted by another row of Cybermen. They quickly change direction and
run around the side of the house. Pete leaps out of the window - Rose
spots him and calls him over to them.

ROSEQuick! Quick!

Pete runs after them.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
HALLWAY

Inside, the Cybermen are quickly disposing of everyone. Jackie stands in a doorway
and shrieks as one of the Cybermen spots her.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
CORRIDOR

She turns on her heel
and runs down a corridor, pursued by the Cybermen. She hurries down a
flight of stairs into a cellar.

INT. TYLERS' MANSION,
CELLAR

The Cyberman follows, stomping
steadily down the stairs.

EXT. TYLERS' MANSION,
GROUNDS

The Doctor, Rose and Pete reach
the front of the house.

THE DOCTOR(looking around)Pete, there's no way out!

PETEThe side gates!

They run in the direction he
indicates.

PETE (CONT'D)Who are you? How do you know so much?

THE DOCTORYou wouldn't believe it in a million years--

They skid to a halt as they are
met by another row of Cybermen and are forced to change direction -
two figures run towards the house, holding guns.

ROSEWho's that?!

RICKYGet behind me!

The Doctor, Rose and Pete
stand/crouch behind Rickey and Jake as they fire their guns at the
onslaught of Cybermen. The Cybermen stop marching. Rose fusses with
Ricky's coat.

ROSE(relieved)Oh my God, look at you...

She pulls him into a tight hug,
much to Ricky's bewilderment.

ROSE
(CONT'D)I thought I'd never see you
again!

Rickey pulls away from her.

RICKYYeah, no offence, sweetheart, but who the hell are you?

Mickey sprints down the lawn
towards them.

MICKEYRose!(he stops when he reaches them)That's not me. That's
like... the other one.

Rose stares at him, and then
at Ricky.

THE DOCTOROh, as if things weren't bad enough - there's two Mickey's!

RICKYIt's Ricky.

MICKEY(referring to the
Cybermen)But there's more of them...

The company look around them in
fear as they are surrounded by Cybermen.

ROSEWe're surrounded...

Ricky raises his gun.

THE DOCTORPut the guns down. Bullets won't stop them.

Jake ignores this and fires a
rally. The Doctor pushes his gun aside angrily.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)No! Stop shooting, now!

The Doctor straightens and
addresses the surrounding Cybermen.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D)We surrender! Hands up...(the company put their hands up,
including him)... there's no need to damage us, we're good stock.
We volunteer for the upgrade program. Take us to be processed.

CYBERMANYou are rogue elements.

THE DOCTORBut we surrender.

CYBERMANYou are incompatible.

THE DOCTORBut this is a surrender!

CYBERMANYou will be deleted.

THE DOCTOR(shouting, frantic)But we're surrendering! Listen to me, we surrender!

CYBERMANYou are inferior. Man will be reborn as Cybermen but you will perish
under maximum deletion.

The Cyberman raises it's arm and
reaches towards the Doctor. The company look terrified.